01892nam 2200409 450 991015508160332120230808200830.01-4738-6357-01-4738-6356-2(CKB)3710000000973327(MiAaPQ)EBC4769603(EXLCZ)99371000000097332720161227h20162016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierGoing to extremes the adventurous life of Harry de Windt /Stephen WadeBarnsley, [England] :Pen & Sword Discovery,2016.©20161 online resource (175 pages, 29 unnumbered pages of plates) illustrations1-4738-6354-6 Includes bibliographical references.Harry de Windt (1856-1933) was a man who, by any standards, was a personality, a marked presence in the world of Victorian and Edwardian literature and social life. He was a member of the literary circle around Oscar Wilde and his friend and lover, Bosie (Lord Alfred Douglas); he was active in the world of the turf; and he travelled - he took on dangerous journeys with relish, crossing vast tracts of the British and Russian empires for the sheer thrill of it. This book traces his life and adventures, at home and abroad, and also gives an account of his early work on military service in Sarawak, Malaysia, his expert knowledge of the Russian prison system, and his later Great War role running a POW camp.ExplorersGreat BritainBiographyGreat BritainfastExplorers910.92Wade Stephen169170MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910155081603321Going to extremes2891134UNINA